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Affinity Kissena 2012

Done! And dusty.

Frame:
Affinity Kissena

Fork/Headset:
Leader Carbon

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Sugino Messenger

Pedals:
Shimano SPD / DZR Minna Shoes

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
46-14

Handlebars/Stem:
Cinelli Mash Bullhorns / Cinelli Mash Stem

Saddle/Seatpost:
Charge Saddle / Charge seatpost (cinelli's don't fit!)

Brakes:
I'm ashamed but ride in town with 46-14 so brakes a must.

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Aerospoke matt black / Continental Grand prix 4000

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
H-Son Eero / Continental Grand prix 4000

Accessories:
In approx 1 week Mission Workshop VX AP Messenger bag. Awesome

Added by belcampo. Last updated over 11 years ago.

13 Comments

Dcruz

Dcruz says:

wow!! you finally finished your build!! congrats man.. how long did it take you to build it?

Posted over 11 years ago

belcampo

belcampo says:

about a year in total. have had the bike for 6 months now. forgot to post the finished product. :-)

Posted over 11 years ago

danvdls

danvdls says:

Did you ever receive the original fork?

Posted over 11 years ago

belcampo

belcampo says:

funny you should ask. No. Well, technically yes, but it took so f#*@&@#*#ing long to arrive that I got the carbon Leader instead for the same price. I've been reading a lot of complaints about the lack of Affinity service, and am afraid that I had the same experiences. I think it took like 4 months longer than expected for the frame to arrive. Then it turned out that they forgot to send the fork with it so I had to wait another two months. The guys at affinity didn't respond to emails, or picked up the phone.

Posted over 11 years ago

danvdls

danvdls says:

Wow. You had it way worse than I did. I had the same experience but didn't have to wait as long as you did. I waited about 3 months to get everything. I decided to post it up on pedalroom along with my story. Jason from Affinity saw my post on pedalroom and replied to it yesterday. Check my Kissena page take a look at the comments and see what people had to say including Jason from Affinity.

Posted over 11 years ago

jayffinity

jayffinity says:

Hi Guys, going through and making sure everyone see that we are really sorry about issues in the past... running the two businesses was pretty hectic. We are over these issues and I can assure you the product is great and our customer service problems were nothing more than growing pains.

I'm happy to say (I know first hand) that no customer is getting poor service. If anyone needs anything please email us to info@affinitycycles.com or to jason@affinitycycles.com

happy to help or answer any questions.

Posted over 10 years ago

wastingaway

wastingaway says:

nice build, makes me want to get an aerospoke for mine. That mash stem looks nice too.

Posted over 11 years ago

belcampo

belcampo says:

Updated to finished product. Sorry it took so long.

Posted over 11 years ago

adool

adool says:

Why aerospoke? :[

Posted over 12 years ago

satya

satya says:

because it's aerodynamics :]

Posted over 12 years ago

bombingguy666

bombingguy666 says:

it isn't aerodynamic and weighs two pounds alone

Posted over 12 years ago

Neilskees

Neilskees says:

These frames are pretty specific to the track but of course you can take them on the road. I think a Aerospoke is perfect for this build, it will give it some strength for the roads. Ive heard that 7005 aluminum can be pretty rough on the streets so i think this might help smooth it out.

By the way, cant wait to see it done! Nice start.

Posted over 12 years ago

AdiZena

AdiZena says:

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FINISH PRODUCT!!

Posted over 12 years ago